FNUS75 KGJT 091933
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLORES RIVER PROJECT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1233 PM MST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WE MAY LOOK BACK AND SAY LAST NIGHT'S FRONTAL
PASSAGE WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE WINTER SEASON. MUCH COLDER
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK (AND
MOST LIKELY THE REST OF 2010). CLEARING CONDITIONS ARRIVE TONIGHT
SETTING UP A STRONG SURFACE-BASED INVERSION. BUT ANOTHER STORM
DROPPING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WILL HELP TO BREAK THESE
INVERSIONS AS SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY BEFORE THE LOW
LIFTS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST. DRY AND STABLE AND POOR MIXING ARE IN
STORE ON FRIDAY BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    EAST 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......500 IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EXCEPT HIGHER IN SHOWERS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.VETERANS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 1-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 500 FOR A FEW AFTERNOON
                    HOURS (1400-1600?).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...MOAB DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.DOLOR.01/GJT